I am currently in Madrid, Spain working as an English language assistant/English teacher. I have been here for six weeks! I am living a wonderful life at the moment, its relaxed and I have plenty of free time.
On the blog front – I am pleased to announce that this blog is fast approaching 750 hits! Thanks to all who have dropped by.
Look out for some fascinating new articles about Spain – including a series on naturism/nudism in Spain!
To further my travel writing career I decided to become a Full Member of the Southern African Freelancers Assosciation (SAFREA). At least in this way, my rights will be protected and I stand to make some good contacts and learn *insider* things! yeeeeeeeeh.
My travel articles have AT LAST been published! Yippee! Look out for them in the October 2007 edition of The Blue Train Magazine and the November2007 editions of Indwe, Abouttime and Altitude magazines.
By Michael Kaeflein
The donkey cart makes its way up the hill. Slowly. The donkeys are dusty and tired, but they walk on with the encouragement of their owner’s handmade whip. The cart is carrying firewood, and Patric chats Keep reading →
The single event that changed the course of my life was my 2 and a half month trip to India at the tender age of 14. I had been overseas previously, to England with my mother when I was 10 years old, but looking back, India was the first time I had really travelled. In my memory England was quaint, pleasant, efficient and homely. Of course the English experience did nothing at all to prepare me for what India Keep reading →
The chorus from inside the cathedral mingles with the frantic drum beat outside. The rump shaking dancers are driven to a frenzy by it and their g-stringed derrieres wobble like a bowl of jelly on a washing machine in response. The crowd cheers. The whole spectacle seems Keep reading →
No tourist makes it this far, and it’s a pity. When I question my driver Pablo about the local tourist economy, he just glances at me with an expression of sheer amusement, shakes his head, and says. “Tourists? In our town?
The pungent smell of incense wafts over the artisans selling healing crystals, jewelry, dream catchers and trinkets at the base of the Cerro Uriturco. This mountain is Argentina’s most famous UFO-sighting point and a world-renowned energy centre. Nearby, a dreadlocked man strums a battered guitar and a woman Keep reading →
“Argentina is a sensual and sexual country,” I tell my friends. Most of them just smile in agreement, imagining what I must mean by these words. However, until you go to Argentina you just won’t understand. The culture is infused with rhythm, ”pasion”, love and the euphoria of football. Keep reading →
I am in love with this greatly sensual and vibrant country. The pace of life is slow and steady Keep reading →
